Thirty Years Connecting Asia with Stanford University
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Thirty Years Connecting Asia with Stanford University 1 Welcome 2 Shorenstein APARC Leadership, 1983–2013 3 Director’s Message 4 1983–1989 Asia’s Emergence 6 1990–1996 Asia After the Cold War 8 1997–2005 Asian Financial Crisis / The War on Terror 10 2006–present China’s Rise / Crisis in Korea 12 Research 14 Events 16 Outreach 18 People 20 Programs: AHPP / Corporate Affiliates / JSP / KSP / SCP / SEAF 32 Publications 34 Supporting Shorenstein APARC 36 Photo credits Welcome to the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, a unique Stanford University institution focused on the interdisciplinary study of contemporary Asia. A visionary group of Stanford scholars established the Center three decades ago to address the need for research on Asia that — rather than being siloed by discipline and by country — reached across departments, from sociology to engineering, and looked at Asia in a regional context. The Center’s work was imbued with the desire to promote cooperation rather than the distrust of the Cold War. We take great pride in our contribution to the growing understanding of Asia’s global significance, and to the improvement in U.S.-Asia relationships developing today. The following pages provide a glimpse of how Shorenstein APARC has fulfilled its mission over the past thirty years, by producing outstanding interdisciplinary research; by educating students and the next generation of scholars; by promoting constructive interaction in the pursuit of influencing U.S. policy toward Asia-Pacific regions; and by contributing to how Asian nations understand issues key to regional cooperation and to their relations with the United States. While we are proud of what we have achieved, it is only the beginning. Shorenstein APARC’s efforts are as dynamic as the rapid changes now taking place in Asia, and we look forward to many decades more of leading the way to deeper, more meaningful understanding and relations with this vital and vibrant world region. shorenstein aparc 1 Shorenstein APARC Leadership Perhaps the most interesting events were the dialogues held at Pebble Beach, typically hosted by George Shultz and 1983–2013 Bill Bradley and attended by senior Asia- Pacific statesmen. These free exchanges away from the press contributed greatly to enhancing understanding and Shorenstein APARC’s faculty directors have provided the vision, dedication, cooperation among the participants and expertise vital for remaining true to the Center’s original mission, and their home countries/regions. while at the same time leading the organization in exciting new directions >> Lawrence Lau in response to developments in Asia and U.S.-Asia relations. Co-director, 1992 – 1996 We put the Center on the map in Over three decades, there has actually Northeast Asia by bringing been quite a lot of continuity since distinguished visitors to Stanford the Center’s founding; people — faculty, and by developing a network of staff, and also the many visitors that relationships with universities, think have spent time at Shorenstein APARC — tanks, private sector corporations, have been the vital driving force in and government ministries. building connections with Asia. << Henry Rowen << Daniel Okimoto Director, 1997 – 2001 Co-director, 1983 – 1997 Co-director, 2000 – 2001 Our goal was guided by the belief that Walter H. Shorenstein had an active you cannot understand the security, role at the Center: he came to every- culture, and other aspects of Asia unless thing we organized, sat right up front, you view them as a whole. No single and asked good questions. Over lunches individual can possibly do that — you at the Faculty Club, he would ask how need a team. For us it was not just the Center could get more visibility. about creating a center, it was about Walter was like an advisor to us — he changing the world. was a very impressive man. >> Andrew Walder >> John Lewis Co-director, 2000 – 2001 Co-director, 1983 – 1990 Director, 2000 – 2005 2 shorenstein asia-pacific research center DIrector’S message Thirty years ago, I crossed the Pacific for the first time, traveling from Seoul to attend graduate school in Seattle. Meanwhile, down the coast at Stanford, a visionary group of faculty was laying the bedrock of a unique organization committed to promoting strong U.S.-Asia relations through research on timely, policy-relevant issues. Early research initiatives looked at themes like Northeast Asia regional security and the development of the high-tech industry in Asia and the United States. From the very beginning of Asia’s transformation and through the twilight of the Cold War era, such projects brought together leading scholars from Asia and Stanford, and high-level U.S. and Asian policymakers, for fruitful collaboration and dialogue. Twenty years later, in September 2005, I became director of the newly endowed Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC), a thriving organization poised for even greater growth. I gratefully acknowledge the support of Mr. Shorenstein and our many generous donors, as well as the three decades of work by dedicated faculty, researchers, staff, and, not least of all, the five visionary directors who served before me. Asia has grown over the past three decades into a key global region, and at no other time in history have there been such significant ties between the United States and Asia. Although we have expanded the scope of our regional expertise and research, we stay true to our Center’s original mission. Today, Shorenstein APARC boasts five flourishing research programs: the Asia Health Policy Program, Japan Studies Program, Korean Studies Program, Southeast Asia Forum, and Stanford China Program. We have brought hundreds of visiting scholars, practitioners, and fellows to the Center over the years, and have established a strong and ever-growing alumni network in Asia through our Corporate Affiliates The key to Shorenstein APARC’s success is its well-focused mission and ability to Program. I remain grateful and honored to serve this wonderful research institution. look to the future, enabled by the extraordi- As we celebrate our thirtieth anniversary this May, we honor a vision turned into successful reality, and nary people who take part in its research, head toward a bright future of possibilities for continuing our work to foster lasting, cooperative relations publishing, and outreach activities. Shorenstein APARC is one of the strongest with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. research centers of its kind in the United States, and I am proud to help continue its thirty-year tradition of excellence. Gi-Wook Shin Gi-Wook Shin, Director Director, 2005 – present thirtieth anniversary celebration 3 << 1983 << 1983 The second U.S.–Japan 1983–1989 The Northeast Asia–U.S. Congressional Seminar, Asia’s Emergence Forum on International held in Carmel, brings Policy, established in 1979, together members of the is administered by the U.S. Senate and Japanese International Strategic Diet for meaningful and Institute at Stanford. candid dialogue. >> 1983 >> 1984 >> 1985 The Corporate Affiliates SRI president and former Program, begun in 1979, Indian prime minister provost William Miller allows the Forum to work Indira Gandhi, shown greets then-Vice Premier with specialists from Asia here on a visit with U.S. Li Peng at Stanford; Dr. and to introduce fellows president Richard Nixon, Miller will later become to Silicon Valley and its is assassinated by two of co-director of the SPRIE innovative companies. her bodyguards. program. << 1986 << 1987 << 1987 China’s Open Door policies Chiang Ching-kuo kick-start a dramatic Thirty years of military (left, pictured with father economic, political, social, rule in the Republic of Chiang Kai-shek in 1948) and cultural transformation Korea draw to a close declares an end to that continues to the as the country holds Taiwan’s forty-year period present day. democratic elections. of martial law. >> 1987 >> 1988 >> 1989 Stanford is the first U.S. Seoul hosts the 1988 An unprecedented pro- university to host visitors Summer Olympics, democracy movement from the DRPK when 3 boycotted by North Korea sweeps through Beijing as North Koreans attend a after a debate about co- thousands of students and conference; the same year hosting the games. Over workers take to the streets John Lewis (left) speaks 8,000 athletes representing and congregate for weeks to leaders in South Korea. 163 countries compete. in Tiananmen Square. << 1989 << 1989 << 1989 Japan’s Emperor Hirohito After a coup d’état, Burma Soviet occupation of passes away after a battle becomes the Union of Afghanistan comes to an with cancer, ending the Myanmar, and Aung San end, and East and West longest reign period of any Suu Kyi, one of the found- Germany, divided for Japanese emperor. He ers of the National League almost thirty years, are is succeeded by his son, for Democracy, is placed united as the Berlin Crown Prince Akihito. under house arrest. Wall comes down. 4 shorenstein asia-pacific research center ASIA’S Emergence The Center began its work in the last decade of the Cold War, focusing on Northeast Asia, the region of greatest strategic significance. Through the efforts of John W. Lewis and Daniel I. Okimoto, who served as its first co-directors, the Northeast Asia–United States Forum on International Policy was founded at Stanford University in 1979. The Forum brought together existing research programs focusing on U.S.-Japan and U.S.-China relations, ones that provided a critical link between faculty members who had little prior knowledge of the countries to area specialists at Stanford and to Chinese 1984 / Co-director John Lewis meets in Beijing with Wu Xiuquan of the and Japanese specialists with similar interests. Beijing Institute for International Strategic Studies. In 1983 both the Forum and the Center for International Security and Arms Control were brought under the administration of the International Strategic Institute at Stanford, a single independent administrative unit that would later become the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.